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Articles written and reviewed by the doctors of the Miren Medic polyclinic: diagnostics, prevention, treatment and aesthetic medicine.
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Dr Džihan Abazović at the Miren Medic Clinic: Training in PRP Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
Dr Džihan Abazović, a world renowned expert in regenerative medicine, held a training session at…
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Educational Lecture: The Psychological Aspects of Infertility
On 19 October 2024, Miren Polyclinic hosted a professional lecture devoted to an important and…
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The Art of Rejuvenation powered by Xela Rederm
On 21 March 2025, our Dr Branislav Lukić was the lecturer at a training course…
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Blood Count Interpreter: Enter Your Results and See What They Mean
Enter the values from your report (white cells, haemoglobin, platelets, glucose, cholesterol, CRP, ferritin, vitamin…
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Thyroid Test: Symptoms and a TSH, FT4 and FT3 Result Interpreter
Tick your symptoms and see whether the pattern looks like an underactive or overactive thyroid,…
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HbA1c Calculator: Average Blood Sugar and What Your Value Means
Convert HbA1c into average blood sugar (mmol/L and mg/dL), check whether the value is normal,…
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Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test (FINDRISC): Your Risk over the Next 10 Years
Eight questions of the validated FINDRISC questionnaire: age, BMI, waist, activity, diet, blood pressure, glucose…
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Blood Pressure Calculator: Category, Pulse Pressure and a Cholesterol Interpreter
Enter your systolic and diastolic pressure and pulse and see the category at once (optimal,…
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Menopause and Perimenopause Symptom Test (MRS Scale): How Severe Are Your Symptoms
Eleven questions of the validated MRS scale (hot flushes, sleep, mood, heart, joints, dryness, libido)…
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Is a Mole Dangerous? The ABCDE Mole Self-Check and When to Book a Dermoscopy
Check a mole by the ABCDE rule (asymmetry, border, colour, diameter, evolution), warning signs and…
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Which Doctor Should I See? A Symptom Guide to the Right Specialist
Pick what troubles you (fatigue, stomach, skin, blood pressure, headache, joints, urination, ear and throat,…
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Prostate Symptom Test (IPSS) and a PSA Value Interpreter
Seven questions of the international IPSS questionnaire about urination plus the quality-of-life question, and you…
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Knee Pain: Causes by the Site of the Pain and When to See a Doctor
The causes of knee pain by the site of the pain, the signs for an…
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Vaginal Infections: Candida, Bacterial Vaginosis and Chlamydia
How candida, bacterial vaginosis and chlamydia differ, which swab is taken and when the partner…
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Genital Warts: What They Look Like, Removal and Cost
What genital warts look like, how they are passed on and removed and whether they…
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Polycystic Ovaries (PCOS): Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
The symptoms of polycystic ovaries, the criteria for diagnosis, the tests and the link with…
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Urinary Infection and Cystitis: Symptoms, the Urine Test and Treatment
The symptoms of cystitis, how leukocytes and nitrites in urine are read, when it is…
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Blood in the Stool: Causes, the Color of the Blood and When to See a Doctor
What bright red and dark blood in the stool mean, the most common causes and…
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Blood Pressure: Normal Values, a Table and When It Is Dangerous
A table of blood pressure values, what 140 over 90 and 160 over 100 mean,…
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Holter ECG: How It Is Worn, What It Shows and What It Costs
How a Holter ECG is worn, what the report shows and when extra beats and…
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Fatty Liver: The Report, Liver Enzymes and How It Resolves
Normal enzymes do not rule out a fatty liver. How the report is read, what…
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Uric Acid and Gout: Values, the Attack and Diet
During an attack uric acid can be normal. The values, the targets in gout and…
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PSA: Values by Age and What a Raised Result Means
A raised PSA most often is not cancer. Values by age, the free to total…
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TSH: Normal Values, a Raised and a Lowered Result
TSH 0.4 to 4.0 mIU/L is the usual range. What a raised and what a…
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Cholesterol and Triglycerides: Values and Interpretation
Total cholesterol is the least important number. What LDL, non-HDL, HDL and triglycerides mean and…
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HbA1c: Normal Values, Prediabetes and How to Lower It
An HbA1c below 5.7 % is normal, 5.7 to 6.4 % is prediabetes. What average…
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D-dimer: Values, When It Is Raised and What the Result Means
D-dimer rules a clot out well and confirms it poorly. Cut-off values, pregnancy, after surgery…
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Cortisol: Values, the Daily Rhythm and Reading the Report
Cortisol has no single normal value: it depends on the hour of the blood draw.…
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CRP and Sedimentation Rate: What Raised Values Mean
What a raised CRP means, what the normal values are and how it differs from…
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Blood Count: Reading the Report, Abbreviations and Values
What WBC, RBC, Hgb, Hct, MCV and PLT mean in a blood count, what the…
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Pregnancy Calculator: Due Date and Week of Pregnancy
Work out your due date and week of pregnancy from your last period or conception…
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BMI Calculator: Body Mass Index and Ideal Weight
Work out your BMI from height and weight, see what your category means and the…
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Calorie Calculator: Basal Metabolic Rate and Daily Needs
Work out your basal metabolic rate and daily calorie expenditure by the Mifflin-St Jeor formula,…
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Drooping Eyelids: What Helps Without Surgery and What Does Not
What genuinely tightens eyelids without a scalpel, why creams and exercises do not work and…
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Under-Eye Bags and Dark Circles: Filler, Laser or Surgery
A dark shade, a bag and a hollow need three different answers. When filler helps,…
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How Insulin Resistance Is Treated: What Actually Lowers HOMA-IR
What actually lowers HOMA-IR: food, movement, sleep and when medication is needed. Does it go…
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How to Remove Dark Spots on the Face: Which Treatment for Which Type
Melasma, sun spots and post-inflammatory marks need different treatments. Which laser for which type and…
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Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty): Cost, Recovery and When It Is Not the Answer
Blepharoplasty in Belgrade: upper lids from 100.000 RSD, lower 140.000 RSD, both 210.000 RSD. Recovery…
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HOMA-IR: How It Is Calculated and What the Values Mean
A HOMA index calculator, the formula and a table of values. What a raised HOMA-IR…
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Fertile Days Calculator: When Ovulation Falls in Your Cycle
Work out your fertile days and day of ovulation from your period date and cycle…
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Underactive Thyroid: Symptoms, Reading TSH and Treatment
Hypothyroidism symptoms, a table for reading TSH and FT4, how blood is drawn and how…
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Haemorrhoids: The Four Grades and Which Treatment Fits Which
The four grades of haemorrhoids and the treatment for each. When sclerotherapy is enough, what…
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Mole Check: The ABCDE Rule and What a Dermatoscope Sees
The ABCDE rule for checking a mole, when not to wait and what a dermatoscope…
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Glutathione: What It Is, How It Works and What Patients Report
What glutathione is, why levels drop and when an infusion makes sense. What the procedure…
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NAD Supplements or NAD+ Infusion: What Really Raises NAD+ Levels
Do NAD tablets and capsules work and how do they differ from a NAD+ infusion?…
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CO2 Laser Before and After: Results and Day-by-Day Recovery
What skin looks like after a CO2 laser: day-by-day recovery, when results show and prices…
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Pap Test Results: What Groups 1, 2, 3a, 3b and 4 Mean
What the groups on a Pap test report mean and the next step for each.…
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IUD Choices: Hormonal or Copper, and How Insertion Works
How hormonal and copper IUDs work, how they differ and what insertion looks like. Insertion…
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Fertile Days and Ovulation: How to Recognize and Calculate Them
When are your fertile days and how do you recognize ovulation? Symptoms, calculation, LH tests…
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Early Pregnancy Symptoms: The First Signs and When to Take a Test
What are the first signs of pregnancy and when does a test become reliable? Prof.…
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Perimenopause and Menopause: Symptoms, Stages and Modern Treatment
Hot flashes, irregular cycles, insomnia? Prof. Dr Snežana Rakić explains the stages of menopause, which…
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Mirena IUD: How It Works, Benefits and Insertion Cost
How the hormonal IUD works, who it suits, what insertion at the gynecologist looks like…
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Pap Test: What It Shows, When It Is Done and What the Results Mean
The Pap test detects changes on the cervix before they cause any symptoms. When it…
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Bloating: The Most Common Causes and How to Fix It
Why bloating happens, which foods make it worse, when it is a reason to see…
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Thyroid Gland: Symptoms of Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism You Should Not Ignore
Fatigue, weight changes, sensitivity to cold or anxiety can be signs of thyroid disease. Symptoms,…
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Insulin Resistance: HOMA Result, Symptoms and How It Is Treated
Fatigue, sugar cravings, weight around the waist. Work out your HOMA index, read what values…
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EMSCULPT: Build Muscle and Burn Fat Without Training
EMSCULPT is a non-invasive body contouring treatment that builds muscle and helps reduce fat deposits…
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Morpheus8: RF Microneedling for Skin Tightening
Morpheus8 is one of the most sought after treatments for skin tightening and collagen renewal,…
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Hyaluronic Fillers for Lips, Face and Under Eye Circles: What to Know
Hyaluronic acid fillers are one of the most popular aesthetic treatments for restoring volume and…
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HydraFacial in Belgrade: Deep Cleansing, Hydration and Glow
HydraFacial is one of the most sought after facial treatments in the world, and it…
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Glutathione Infusion: Effects, Benefits and What to Expect
A glutathione infusion strengthens immunity, supports liver detoxification and protects cells from oxidative stress. How…
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NAD+ Infusion: Effects, Patient Experiences and What to Expect
How a NAD+ infusion works, what patients experience, how long it takes and who it…
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Vitamin Infusions: The Myers Cocktail for Immunity and Energy
Multivitamin, antioxidant, B12 and the Myers cocktail: infusions that strengthen immunity and speed up recovery.…
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When Should You See an Endocrinologist? Symptoms Not to Ignore
Many of the complaints we live with for years, such as constant fatigue, changes in…
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Polynucleotides: How They Work and What to Expect From the Treatment
Polynucleotides have become extremely popular in aesthetics and regenerative medicine because of their powerful bioregenerative…
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Why Are Consultations and Expert Therapy Key to Healthy, Beautiful Skin?
An accurate diagnosis: the foundation of healthy looking skin
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CO2 Laser: Revolutionary Technology for Skin Rejuvenation and Regeneration
CO2 laser: an advanced technology for skin rejuvenation and regeneration
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How Do Hormones Affect Weight and Metabolism?
Iron is a key mineral for our health, because it plays an essential role in…
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Iron Infusion: When It Is Needed and How It Helps With Anemia and Fatigue
When an iron infusion is needed, what the therapy involves and how much it costs…
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PicoWay Laser Experiences: What to Expect From the Treatment
If you have ever wanted to erase a tattoo from your younger years, remove stubborn…
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Hyperpigmentation and Dark Spots on the Face: Causes and How to Remove Them
Hyperpigmentation is among the most common aesthetic and dermatological concerns of our time. It is…
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